Nature's oldest creatures defy aging rules. Greenland sharks live nearly 400 years. Ocean quahogs reach over 500 years.

In the icy waters of the Arctic lives a giant whose longevity challenges commonly accepted biological laws. The bowhead whale ...

The gene p53 acts as a tumor suppressor and is often called the guardian of the genome. This gene is central to maintaining genomic stability, which prevents mutations from accumulating and leading to ...

Native to the arctic waters of the northern hemisphere, the Bowhead whale can live for centuries, and now scientists think ...

Genetic testing is transforming healthcare through personalized medicine, enabling early diagnosis, targeted treatments, and ...

Cathy Tie, who launched her first biotech in SF's IndieBio, now leads Manhattan Genomics in controversial push to edit human ...

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is a known risk factor for coronary artery disease, though its precise role in disease progression continues to emerge. This study leverages ...

New research posits that a genetic incompatibility between female offspring of humans and Neanderthals and their children ...

An international team led by a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientist has created a first-of-its-kind resource ...

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging ...

Backman proposes that the combination of geometric cellular memory and gene mutations may have created a self-learning ... This allowed, for example, building human societies that can overcome ...